9735. The First Rung

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Determination is the first rung

On the evolution-ladder,

Not only for unaspiring people

But also for those

Who have wholeheartedly accepted

The spiritual life. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 98, Agni Press, 1983
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